Tell me when to do something and I’ll ask why, what’s the point, why the deadline? Why do you need this letter to get to the judge’s mailroom by 1:30pm? I’ll get that letter there in 4 minutes, riding on the sidewalk with a cup of coffee in one hand…because I can. Your deadline is completely meaningless. If you saw the judge’s mailroom maybe you’d understand. Riding with coffee in my right hand has some meaning for me. I like to do things for random personal internal reasons but if you tell me what to do then I won’t want to do it anymore. Tell me I should, I have to, I ought to, I need to, I’m required to…and I’ll say, no thank you. I’ll wear a uniform to work because I feel like it, but if a uniform is required of all employees at all times, I won’t wear one. Tell me what I can’t do and I’ll show you that yes, yes I can.
PS. It's ok to go out wearing slippers if you're going to the liquor store.
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